Professional Bookkeeper (certificate)

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Official Title of Certificate: Professional Bookkeeper, Certificate

Award: Certificate

Code: CRT.BPA.PROF-BKKP

Total Credit Hours: 18

About the Business Administration Department

Purpose: This program provides the knowledge and skills required of a full-charge bookkeeper. It prepares the student to take the Professional Bookkeeper Certification Examination. Because the program is carefully tailored to job-related skills, the student can complete it in two terms.

Additional Certificate Requirements

Completion of each of the required courses with a grade of C or better.

Range of Occupations

Full-charge bookkeeper
Accounting clerk
Audit clerk

Certificate Graduation Requirements

To graduate with a certificate, students must have demonstrated eligibility for ENG 101 or ENG 101A . Refer to Academic Regulations on Graduation Requirements .

Certificate Requirements: 18 credits

BPA 201 - Financial Accounting 3 credit hours
Successful completion of both BPA 100 and BPA 101 satisfies the requirement for BPA 201 and BPA elective.
BPA 202 - Managerial Accounting 3 credit hours
BPA 214 - Professional Bookkeeper Keystone 3 credit hours
BPA 217 - Small Business Accounting 3 credit hours
BPA 241 - Intermediate Accounting 1 3 credit hours
Business elective (approval of department chair) 3 credit hours

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Perform the basic functions to complete the accounting cycle.
Analyze financial statements and identify trends.
Perform the basic accounting functions utilizing computer applications.
Examine internal financial data to improve and enhance decision making.
Examine internal operations to determine the appropriate level of control.

This program aligns with the college’s core competencies.

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